Oku

The Oku were a white-furred species of primitive alien sentients native to the frigid, mineral-rich planet Tokmia in the Outer Rim Territories. The Figg Excavations mining company exhausted Tokmia's mines and eventually abandoned the planet, leaving behind a cargo cult among the natives. Remembering the handouts that Figg employees gave them during each mining operation, the Oku lit huge fires to serve as landing lights in the hope that the offworlders would one day return.

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